Diary Entry: Up early for H[Home] Guard Ex. Shellhaven Then on to Romford Chipping Ongar afternoon Diary notes: A trip of more than 70 miles.
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Diary Date: 5th February [1944]
Diary Entry: Took Brig Brentwood & Worley pm Diary notes: Possibly (but one hopes not) the “unpleasant” Brigadier mentioned on 26/01/1944
Diary Date: 4th February [1944]
Diary Entry: Went to “The Lamp still burns” Diary notes: “The Lamp still burns” is a 1943 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Rosamund John, Stewart Granger and Godfrey Tearle. Its plot concerns a woman architect who changes careers to become a nurse – clearly designed to boost the war effort. See: …
Diary Date: 3rd February [1944]
Diary Entry: Hitched back to Chelmsford & then bus Heavy raid at night Diary notes: Reading KPD’s diary, you realise that any military action had to be quite exceptional to be mentioned.
Diary Date: 2nd February [1944]
Diary Entry: Went to Linton for night. Good hitching via Chelmsford & Saffron Walden. Diary notes: KPD spoke of hitching during WW2 in later life, saying that wearing a uniform made it easier (and perhaps safer?)
Diary Date: 1st February [1944]
Diary Entry: Went Felsted. Diary notes: Back to Felsted after her short posting to Westcliff-on-Sea. I think KPD was probably glad that posting had finished.
Diary Date: 31st January [1944]
Diary Entry: Brentwood am. W/I afternoon. Diary notes: Not sure what ‘W/I’ stands for; maybe ‘Workshop Inspection”. Anyone know?
Diary Date: 28th January [1944]
Diary Entry: Lunch Lewis’ V[Veronica] in N.F.S. [National Fire Service] Uniform. Diary notes: Veronica Falconer (née Dell), my mother, always played down her wartime service as ‘just making tea’, but in fact she had to spot where bombs had fallen in London to direct the fire service.
Diary Date: 27th January [1944]
Diary Entry: Caught 2.8 train & went home. Diary notes: Home for KPD was still her Mother’s home, 35 Broxbourne Road, Orpington, Kent. Her sister, Veronica, also lived there.
Diary Date: 26th January [1944]
Diary Entry: Drove Brig. Rawcliffe to Wickford am & Danbury pm. Diary notes: About a 45 mile round trip. ‘Brig. Rawcliffe’ may be the “unpleasant Brigadier” KPD mentions having driven “in a large Humber” in her post-war memoirs.
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